Old Town Road reached number one in the UK and has spent 12 weeks at the top of the US Billboard 100 this year. He revealed afterwards that the appearance was his first time in another country. This weekend, Lil Nas X joined Miley Cyrus on stage at Glastonbury to perform Old Town Road at the UK's biggest music festival.
Lil Nas X also responded to tweets suggesting he had been in relationships with men.įollowers, including YouTuber James Charles, posted messages of support and pride under his tweets. Some music publications have stated that the 20-year-old's tweets confirm he is gay. The singer then posted a second tweet which focused on the artwork for the EP, zooming in on part of the artwork that is a rainbow - the symbol of gay pride. The tweet was posted on 30 June - the last day of this year's Pride Month. "But before this month ends I want y'all to listen closely to c7osure."Ĭ7osure (You Like) is a song from his EP 7 that talks about needing to be "free" and includes the lyrics "This is what I gotta do, can't be regretting when I'm old".Įlsewhere the song continues: "I know, I know, I know it don't feel like it's time / But I look back at this moment, I'll see that I'm fine / I know, I know, I know it don't feel like it's time / I set boundaries for myself, it's time to cross the line." "Some of y'all already know, some of y'all don't care," the Old Town Road singer tweeted. Lil Nas X has hinted that he is part of the LGBT community with a string of tweets related to his sexuality.